Tony Perkins Laments Existence Of Gay Pride Month

“The month of June is Gay Pride Month,” Perkins told a caller named J.R. in radio interview obtained by Right Wing Watch on Monday. “Now, I have not yet seen where they have declared Adultery Pride Month, I have not seen where they have declared the Drunkenness Pride Month.”

“We’re talking about redefining the rest of culture and making others both embrace, celebrate and subsidize. We’re talking about changing the laws that will influence what our children are taught in schools, it’s already happening in those states that have legalized same sex marriage or had it forced upon them by the courts.”

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The caller, however, argued that homosexuality was actually far worse than adultery and drunkenness.

“Most of the problems that Christians have is that you don’t see people that are drunken or adulterers trying to force their beliefs on others, you don’t see them trying to you know instill their ideals on others,” J.R. explained.

“In fact, when it comes to drunkenness, we have laws to try to protect the rest of society,” Perkins agreed.

No, Tony, because Gay Pride Month actually celebrates lots of really wonderful people and families who contribute immensely to society. You might understand that once you have dinner with Jennifer Chrisler of the Family Equality Council and her family, if, in fact, you deliver on that promise. I’m not holding my breath, either on your follow-through or on your willingness to confront reality.

I don’t believe in an afterlife but with all the hate that comes out of Tony Perkins mouth and other like him both politicians and preachers, I wonder where they think their God is going to send them after they pass on. They aren’t really expecting to be rewarded are they???

If I am wrong and there is an afterlife I sure hope I am as far away from them as possible!

Gary (NJ)June 13, 2012 at 1:37 pm -

Since when are drunkenness and adultery ‘beliefs’ that you can force on others? Based on past experience, a significant percentage of wingnutia wouldn’t need to be forced anyway; behind closed doors they practice both with wild abandon.

GianniJune 13, 2012 at 1:43 pm -

Gee, I wonder what kind of world it would be if we all minded our own business, got along with each other as equals secure in the knowledge that no one is treated differently than anyone else, and just lived out lives? Tony, get a life, man and mind your own business. WE deserve to be your legal equals whether you think God demands otherwise or not. WE ARE AND WILL BE YOUR EQUALS UNDER THE LAW. Swallow that and get on with a life.

jimmJune 13, 2012 at 2:32 pm -

I lament the existence of Tony Perkins.
I guess we all have to face s**t we’d rather not.

“Gay” isn’t a belief either, Gary.
But you don’t expect these guys to use words correctly, do you?

MichaelJune 13, 2012 at 5:47 pm -

Actually, adultery has become a common part of the heterosexual lifestyle. We even have heterosexual serial adulterers running for President! Thus, it needs no “pride” day. The real distinction, however, is that drunkenness and adultery are sins and being gay isn’t.

BuffyJune 13, 2012 at 7:11 pm -

““Most of the problems that Christians have is that you don’t see people that are drunken or adulterers trying to force their beliefs on others”

I do see hateful, oppressive, bigoted people trying to force their beliefs on others. And when is the last time a gay person showed up on someone’s doorstep trying to convert you to gay? When is the last time a gay person tried to outlaw marriage between religious people, or to deny any other basic human rights to religious people? Can you say the same about religious people?

AultonJune 13, 2012 at 7:17 pm -

I would say that most of the problems that Christians have is that they try to force their beliefs on others (and in forceful, sometimes violent, ways I may add), so they believe everyone else is like them, and therefore are trying to force THEIR beliefs on them.

MerlynJune 13, 2012 at 9:24 pm -

That makes me want to celebrate even more. If Tony Perkins hates the idea that means it’s a good one lol.

Puking hypocrite! As Michael has pointed out above, adultery is already a big part of the heterosexual lifestyle. This galls me because hets can marry multiple times while my marriage to my husband remains illegal on the federal level and in most states.

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